Daily Archive: Monday, November 1, 2010

The Caribbean Media Corporation is reporting that Hurricane Tomas has killed 12 persons in St Lucia and the death toll could be higher.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) continues to “aggressively” pursue the missing AK-47s that went missing almost four years ago, according to Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best who also stressed that the force will not stop until all the weapons are recovered.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Government officials and  aid partners in earthquake- and cholera-ravaged Haiti scrambled  today to prepare crowded quake survivor camps and coastal  towns for a possible hit by a hurricane later this week.

A 27-year-old man died late Sunday night after he lost control of the car he was driving and ended up in a trench.

(Trinidad Newsday) The recent murder of a two-year-old child of Guyanese parentage has left many Trinidadians in shock and expressing anger against the Guyanese community in this country.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians spent another day hoping that it would be their turn to have access to water and light; two utilities that attract most attention and debate even in good times.

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston mayor, Senator Desmond McKenzie yesterday admitted that several communities were allowed to remain in flood-prone areas as pockets of votes by both major political parties.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Fifty-two hostages and police  officers were killed when security forces raided a Baghdad  church to free more than 100 Iraqi Catholics held by al  Qaeda-linked gunmen, a deputy interior minister said today.

Khemraj Ramjattan was yesterday ratified as the Presidential Candidate for the Alliance For Change (AFC) with co-founder Sheila Holder selected as the Prime Ministerial candidate after Leader, Raphael Trotman declined

Hours after teaming up with two other men to rob a Lower Mazaruni mining camp of more than $10M in raw gold a gunman went to a nearby landing for a few drinks.

Early yesterday morning, a 25-year-old who was returning home from Georgetown lost control of his motorcycle and slammed into a light pole along the Houston, East Bank Demerara Public Road.

Pot-holed roads and weak sea defences are two major issues which residents of the Essequibo River island of Leguan face daily and

Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney is the new heavyweight champion after he won the division at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Association (GAPF) championships yesterday at the Critchlow Labour College.

MANILA, Philippines — Antonio Margarito doesn’t see himself getting knocked out by Manny Pacquiao on Nov.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Inter Milan, Real Madrid and  company will put their faith in attacking football again this  week as Europe’s leading lights seek early qualification for the  Champions League knockout stages.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – The New Orleans  Hornets beat Southwest division rivals San Antonio 99-90 on  Saturday to improve to 3-0 on the young NBA season.

– Lee Westwood to take over as world No. 1 from today LONDON, (Reuters) – Briton Lee Westwood will take  over as world number one when the new rankings are published today after Ryder Cup team mate Martin Kaymer finished down the  field at the Andalucia Masters.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With the tough tour of Sri Lanka looming, West Indies resumed training with a full-day workout here yesterday, just 24 hours after the country was battered by powerful Tropical Storm Tomas.

Minutes after a security guard tried to make peace among squabbling patrons at the Princess Hotel he was shot to the leg.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Former guerrilla leader Dilma  Rousseff won Brazil’s presidential election in resounding  fashion yesterday after promising to stick to policies that  have lifted millions from poverty and made Brazil one of the  world’s hottest economies.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president Azim Bassarath has written the Barbados Cricket Association to offer the TTCB’s condolences on the death of Prime Minister David Thompson.

A French delegation expressed an interest in surveying Guyana’s forest using satellite technology, during a recent courtesy call on President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Dear Editor, With reference to the letter in SN dated October 24 and titled ‘Boiler incident may have given Barama excuse to close plant,’ I would like to offer some clarifications.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Authorities yesterday  urged hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in crowded tent  camps to seek new shelter as Hurricane Tomas roared across the  Caribbean with Haiti in its projected path.

Says Donald Duff It is difficult to form an assessment of the Guyana team’s performance at the  recent XIX Commonwealth  Games.

Dear Editor, Speaking at the Guyana Labour Union’s Triennial Delegates Conference recently, President Bharrat Jagdeo announced the need for an additional power plant costing taxpayers another US$20 million to alleviate the ongoing problem of  increasing blackouts and unstable power supply.

ROME, (Reuters) – Victims of child sexual abuse by  Roman Catholic priests demonstrated near the Vatican last night, holding up placards demanding that the church punish  those responsible for cover ups and do more to protect children.

Hockey teams from the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) secured spots in all five categories of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Limited national indoor championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The truck driver in the gruesome No. 19 Village crash that claimed 12 lives was found to be free of alcohol when tested,

Dear Editor, Christopher Ram’s response on October 29, 2010 entitled “Business Page statement derived from Bank of Guyana Report”, in reply to my letter of October 27, 2010 “Ram analysis of the Exchange Rate was flawed” missed the main contention of my argument.

(Cricinfo) A brutal performance by Sri Lanka, handed Australia its first Twenty20 defeat at home as Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara thrust the tourists to a commanding seven-wicket victory.

Customs in Berbice on Saturday detained four containers of wheat that were being shipped to Suriname but for which the shippers did not have the original documents and provided incorrect information.

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, (Reuters) – A  U.S. war crimes tribunal yesterday sentenced Canadian captive  Omar Khadr to 40 years in prison for charges that include  murdering an American soldier in battle but his plea agreement  capped his sentence at eight years.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – South African President Jacob  Zuma sacked seven ministers yesterday in a major cabinet  reshuffle aimed at strenghtening the government and seen as  making some concessions to the left.

-says shooter was reloading Leekha Rambrich, 49, President of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association was recovering well in the Intensive Care Unit of the New Amsterdam Hospital yesterday after undergoing surgery for pellet wounds on Saturday.

Dear Editor, It is so embarrassing as an overseas Guyanese to read the Transparency International (TI) 2010 report on Guyana.

(Barbados Nation) More than 50 houses in St Peter have been damaged by Tropical Storm Tomas.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan players Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir had their provisional suspensions over allegations of spot-fixing upheld by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) The worst storm in living memory. That’s how St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves yesterday described the passage of Hurricane Tomas.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Abdul Razzaq gave Pakistan  welcome on-field respite with a stunning century to set up a dramatic one-wicket victory over South Africa in the second one-day international yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Plotters in Yemen conceal bombs  inside office equipment and mail the packaged items air freight  to America.

Megan Rivers-Moore did her doctoral work on sex tourism in Costa Rica.

I love mutton curry. From the first time I sampled it at an Indian wedding on the East Coast donkey years ago, I was hooked; you can keep your chicken and even your hassar.

The family of the  late Tulsie Ragnauth, a British-trained Berbice lawyer, last week commissioned a $1M waiting area in the compound of the National Psychiatric Hospital during a simple ceremony.

Dear Editor, We are living in an age of advanced technology; an age of cell phones, television, internet, computer, ipods, dvd players and the unending list of modern and contemporary inventions that baffle the intellect and confuse the mind.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Alcohol is a more dangerous drug  than both crack and heroin when the combined harms to the user  and to others are assessed, British scientists said yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Stripped-up rooftops, huge broken trees and felled power lines saluted Barbadians yesterday,  Tropical Storm Tomas leaving a path of destruction across the island.

Following success in last Saturday’s Grand Coastal Inn Medal Play tourney With the Guyana Open just weeks away, 16-year-old golfer Avinda Kishore is the player to watch following another victory this time at last Saturday’s Grand Coastal Inn Medal Play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club.

MEBLOURNE, (Reuters Life!) – British author Ken  Follett decided he wanted to take on a massive project — so he  embarked on a trilogy following five families across the entire  20th century and the major historical events of that period.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Belgian Kim Clijsters stole the  limelight from new world number one Caroline Wozniacki with a  battling three-set victory in the season-ending WTA  Championships yesterday.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Academy Award winning director  Oliver Stone praised India and its flamboyant Bollywood industry  as he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Mumbai  Film Festival on Thursday.

Following a spate of maternal deaths at hospitals around the country, 19-year-old Shinnel George a first-time mother of West Demerara was also very nearly another statistic.

As Toshaos from across the country gathered at the Liliendaal Conference Centre for the annual Toshaos Council Meeting last week, we asked the leaders what were some of the difficulties their communities face and what they hope to come out of the meeting.

While responding to a tax relief call made by the GAWU General Secretary on Wednesday at the GLU Triennial Delegates Conference, President Jagdeo almost casually slipped in that another US$20M will be needed to secure power generation to meet peak demand and ensure stability in supplies.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo  Chavez ordered the nationalization of local steel company  Sidetur yesterday in the latest of a several recent government  takeovers in South America’s top oil producer.

Officials of the Demerara Oxygen Company Limited (DOCOL) will be meeting today with relatives of three employees who were injured during an explosion on Friday.

(BBC) The British travel industry has taken the baton from Caribbean nations and stepped up attacks on UK air taxes set to rise by up to 55% today.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ article of October 29, 2010 details BK International’s plug of rip-rap instead of wave wall sea defence.